subsequence

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[ suhb-si-kwuhns ]
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noun
  1. the state or fact of being subsequent.

  2. a subsequent occurrence, event, etc.; sequel.

Origin of subsequence

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First recorded in 1490–1500; subsequ(ent) + -ence

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Other definitions for subsequence (2 of 2)

subsequence2
[ suhb-see-kwuhns ]

nounMathematics.
  1. a sequence obtained from a given sequence by selecting terms from it and placing them in the order in which they occur in it.

Origin of subsequence

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First recorded in 1940–45; sub- + sequence

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How to use subsequence in a sentence

  • A literary coincidence compounded of a discreditable priority and an honorable subsequence.

    The Devil's Dictionary | Ambrose Bierce
  • Let us now disturb the señor behind the bar for a subsequence of the red wine.'

British Dictionary definitions for subsequence

subsequence

/ (ˈsʌbsɪkwəns) /


noun
  1. the fact or state of being subsequent

  2. a subsequent incident or occurrence

  1. (ˌsʌbˈsiːkwəns) maths a sequence derived from a given sequence by selecting certain of its terms and retaining their order. Thus, 2, a 3 > is a subsequence of 1, a 2, a 3 >, while 3, a 2 > is not

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